Matthew Rushing
Literary Treks 76: Praetor’s Gonna Be Your New Daddy!
Romulans: The Hollow Crown. John Byrne expands the story of the Klingon-Romulan alliance begun in Alien Spotlight, and we discuss why it's amongst the best stories you'll find in Star Trek comics.
Literary Treks 75: So THAT'S Why Beverly Hates the EMH?
Slings and Arrows: That Sleep of Death. We continue our look at the ebook series that leads into First Contact with a luminous alien, a pinch of Beverly, and a generous serving of A Christmas Carol.
Literary Treks 74: Kelp Cakes In the Morning
Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit. We discuss the second book in the series with a focus on the legacy of Ziyal, the intricacies of Bajoran-Cardassian-Federation politicals, and Ezri and Shar each searching for personal identity.
Literary Treks 73: Like Red Lantern Sith
Seekers 1: Second Nature: David Mack. While the story of Starbase 47 has concluded, the exploratory missions of the Endeavour and the Sagittarius continue. David joins us to discuss the launch of Seekers.
Literary Treks 72: Deanna's Flaming Dragon Punch
Intelligence Gathering, Part 2. We continue our walk through Scott & David Tipton's five-part series to learn why you should always listen to a seasoned old engineer, avoid kickboxing with Ro, and seek out Riker if you've fallen under mind control.
Literary Treks 71: Another Dam Mission
Intelligence Gathering, Part 1. We saw many missions of the Enterprise-D onscreen, but here were no doubt many more we never heard about. We discuss the first two parts of IDW's five-part story set during the fifth season of TNG.
Literary Treks 70: Data = Saffron
The Light Fantastic: Jeffrey Lang. When Data sacrificed himself to save the Enterprise crew in Nemesis, we all thought it was the end of the beloved android. But he lives on, along with his daughter Lal, and we talk to Jeff about the story.
Literary Treks 69: We Hope Margaret Is Listening
Star Trek Lit Wish List. With more than 2,000 books already written, there are still so many stories to tell. We share with you a list of sixteen things we want to see in the years to come. Is your wish on our list?
Literary Treks 68: Did I Just Say Pshaw?
The More Things Change. Scott Pearson's new eNovella The More Things Change gives us a glimpse of Spock's life six months after The Motion Picture and we discuss this story of Spock, Christine Chapel, and Audrid Dax.
Literary Treks 67: Beasts and Butterflies Dot Com
Lost Apollo. The story of an American astronaut from NASA's Apollo program takes an unusual twist in this two-parter from IDW and we discuss how it captures the spirit of TOS so well that it can almost be read as part of the Prime Universe.
Literary Treks 66: No Longer Pinocchio
Immortal Coil: Jeffrey Lang. For most of Data's existence he was a subculture of one. In his 2002 novel Immortal Coil Lang moved Data into a new phase of existence. We're joined by Jeffrey to talk about the book.
Literary Treks 65: The Night Belongs to the Mugato
Serpents In the Garden. We discuss the book, the use of red shirts, an invincible Kirk, and more mugatos than you can shake a fire stick at. We also explore the nativity of intervention and how the story both succeeds and fails depending on how you approach it.